WINE ADVOCATE 97 POINTS - "The last time we saw this iconic wine was in 2013 (a vintage that earned a perfect score). Following up on that success, the Elio Grasso 2015 Barolo Riserva Rüncot is a generous, open-knit Nebbiolo that has much of the warmth and sunshine locked deep within its core. The bouquet reveals broad-brush aromas of black fruit, blackberry preserves, smoky tar and baked plum. With 7,000 bottles made, this Riserva is smooth and velvety in texture. There's no reason why it can't hold until the mid-century mark."
WINE SPECTATOR 96 POINTS - "Incredibly fresh and focused, with cherry, strawberry, tobacco, mineral and toasted spice flavors backed by a vibrant, solidly built structure. Delivers depth and elegance as this builds to a long, complex finish. The power of this wine is deceptive, a counterpoint to the finesse and superb balance. Decant now; a few more years of aging won't hurt. Best from 2024 through 2042.
Runcot is a plot lower down the slope from Chiniera (their most finessed, high-toned bottling), with a southeastern aspect (facing the morning sun while it's cool out) with slightly more sand in the soils. This bottling shows off the high-toned, elegant side to Monforte d'Alba's powerful Barolos. Aging in French barriques (small barrels) makes for a softer mouthfeel, along with some toasted, creamy tones. In 2015, the style is warmer and richer for a very accessible and seductive wine!
The family-run Elio Grasso estate of Piedmont, Italy is back with more outstanding Barolos that marry a traditional bracing structure with a modern clarity of flavors and textures, all made possible by generations of winemaking experience. Since 1978 they've been bottling their two vineyards separately; while they have their distinct characters, both are on limestone-based soils in the Monforte d'Alba area, contributing to finely-etched, mineral mouthfeels.
The winery's traditional submerged cap fermentations, where the skins are kept under the fermenting juice for almost two months, slowly extracted all the character of the vintage: an extra bit of flesh and flavor intensity along with a big, bracing structure.
WINE SPECTATOR 96 POINTS - "Incredibly fresh and focused, with cherry, strawberry, tobacco, mineral and toasted spice flavors backed by a vibrant, solidly built structure. Delivers depth and elegance as this builds to a long, complex finish. The power of this wine is deceptive, a counterpoint to the finesse and superb balance. Decant now; a few more years of aging won't hurt. Best from 2024 through 2042.
Runcot is a plot lower down the slope from Chiniera (their most finessed, high-toned bottling), with a southeastern aspect (facing the morning sun while it's cool out) with slightly more sand in the soils. This bottling shows off the high-toned, elegant side to Monforte d'Alba's powerful Barolos. Aging in French barriques (small barrels) makes for a softer mouthfeel, along with some toasted, creamy tones. In 2015, the style is warmer and richer for a very accessible and seductive wine!
The family-run Elio Grasso estate of Piedmont, Italy is back with more outstanding Barolos that marry a traditional bracing structure with a modern clarity of flavors and textures, all made possible by generations of winemaking experience. Since 1978 they've been bottling their two vineyards separately; while they have their distinct characters, both are on limestone-based soils in the Monforte d'Alba area, contributing to finely-etched, mineral mouthfeels.
The winery's traditional submerged cap fermentations, where the skins are kept under the fermenting juice for almost two months, slowly extracted all the character of the vintage: an extra bit of flesh and flavor intensity along with a big, bracing structure.
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